whitehat

I love the look on that girl's face!

kizlar grubu diye ben buna derim,,, kutuphanenize cok tesekkur ederiz bu tarihi fotograflari bizlerle paylastiginiz icin emegi gecen herkesin eline saglik

almost looks like a movie set: how clean cut they all are!

it is amazing to see photos from this era in color! IT does look like a movie set~!

My wife commented on how the girls are probably wearing homemade dresses. She's very jealous.

Famous opera singer wearing a white elegant dress, white hat, and gloves, and carrying a white umbrella.

Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) Portrait of Dame Nellie Melba. World-renowned soprano. Dame Nellie Melba's voice was remarkable for its even quality over a range of nearly three octaves, and for its pure, silvery timbre. She had international renown as a soprano, performing in many cities including Milan, Brussels, London, Paris, and New Yrk.

Source: banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/people-on-the-b...

1914–1918: Based in Australia during World War I, Melba worked tirelessly to raise funds for war charities. She also gave wartime concerts in North America. For her services to the war effort, Melba was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918. During this period she established a singing school at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in Albert Street, later renamed the Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music, providing her services free of charge. She often travelled from Lilydale to teach her ‘Melba's Girls'. 1920: She became the first artist of international standing to participate in direct radio broadcasts. 1926: Melba gave a number of supposedly ‘final’ performances. Her final Covent Garden performance was in 1926. 1927: She sang at the opening of Parliament House in Canberra, and was made a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. 1928: Her final and emotional concerts took place in in Australia. 1931: Melba died in Sydney on 23 February 1931 and was buried at the Lilydale Cemetery in Victoria. 2008: The private conservatorium, Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music, ceased teaching and became the Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust. Source: banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/people-on-the-b...

I'm not sure why the [sic], perhaps it is it for "stator"? Quoting Wikipedia: The stator is the stationary part of an electric generator or electric motor. The non-stationary part on an electric motor is the rotor. The stator is indeed what is shown here, as far as I can tell.

excellent shot!